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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Toffler say people get from mobility?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Disorientation.
(c) Debt.
(d) Status.

2. What is the consequence of the faster pace of things, in Toffler's account?
(a) People learn to conserve.
(b) People see things as disposable.
(c) People learn to pay what things are worth.
(d) People learn to respect each other's labor.

3. What will the future entail in Toffler's account?
(a) Destruction and despair.
(b) New rules and new roles.
(c) Turmoil and instability.
(d) Progress and happiness.

4. What feeling characterizes the person who lives in what Toffler calls the fast lane?
(a) Boredom.
(b) Transience.
(c) Spirituality.
(d) Tradition.

5. How do people learn to be aware of time, as Toffler describes it?
(a) They repeat the experiences of their ancestors.
(b) They develop "durational expectancies."
(c) They keep solar calendars.
(d) They measure their progress against the seasons.

Short Answer Questions

1. How have careers changed in super-industrial culture?

2. How has commuting changed in super-industrial culture?

3. What does the automobile contribute to super-industrial culture?

4. What is the consequence of people relocating their homes more often in super-industrial culture?

5. How do the social experiences Toffler defines register the development of culture?

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